
Scripture and Strategy
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Scripture and Strategy: The Use of the Bible in Postmodern Church and Mission
Scripture should occupy a central place in the future strategy of churches and their mission. But what does that mean practically? Amid the many voices in the church, who should we listen to? What wisdom can we glean from those who've gone before us?
In Scripture and Strategy, David Hesselgrave serves the church by bringing together ten renowned church leaders and missions visionaries. They advise us not to give in to a simplistic understanding and use of Scripture. Collectively, the contributors emphasize a critical idea that often gets overlooked. In short, the Bible should not only inform our message; it should shape our methods.
Scripture and Strategy brings diverse issues into conversation. It explores topics like contextualization, church planting, and spiritual warfare in light of biblical interpretation, postmodernism, and biblical authority. This book presses us to look ahead to the future of missions by looking back to God's revelation in the past.
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David J. Hesselgrave (1924-2018) was a Professor of Mission at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and the cofounder (with Donald A. McGavran) of the Evangelical Missiological Society. He was an ordained minister in the Evangelical Free Church of America and served as a missionary in Japan for twelve years. He authored numerous books and articles including Contextualization: Meanings, Methods, and Models and Paradigms in Conflict: 15 Key Questions in Christian Missions Today.
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Foreword to the Series
Foreword to Scripture and Strategy
Acknowledgments
Part I. Introduction
1. Back to the Future
Part II. The Place of the Bible in Christian Thought
2. Carl F. H. Henry: Recovering Biblical Authority
3. Erich Sauer: Rediscovering Biblical Theology
4. William J. Larkin, Jr.: Rethinking Biblical Interpretation
5. Paul G. Hiebert: Revisiting Contextualization
Part III. The Place of the Bible in Christian Ministry
6. Hans-Ruedi Weber: Confronting the World with the Gospel
7. Trevor McIlwain: Confirming Believers in the Christian Faith
8. Timothy M. Warner: Counseling Chrisitans Concerning Spiritual Warfare
9. John Piper: Challenging the Church to Christian Mission
10. Ralph D. Winter: Consecrating and Training Future Leaders
Part IV: Conclusion
11. Forward to the Future
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